My journey from being an introvert to extrovert
I ain’t afraid of the wolves, keeping out of the woods ain’t my realm anymore.
I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world.
Before reading this quote, attributed to Socrates, I had marginally liked talking to anyone outside my comfort zone. Social anxiety you may say. Moreover, I had a job. My networking goals were as dull as my career aspirations. There was no urge to build connections anyways. But in last six months or so, I felt like actually paying for premium LinkedIn services in order to connect with a more diversified group of people. I have built this website to work on my revisited networking goals. I am marking my social presence. What made me change?
Unconsciously, my interactions to some wonderful people through an excellent personal platform “About.me” made this happen. All at once. The idea that a person outside your field may invite you to some opportunity you had never thought of exploring is remarkable.
“The strength of weak ties” theory has really helped me build acquaintances across social platfor
To know more about this theory, watch an Animation on Strength of Weak Ties Theory. This video enables you to build your networking confidence in the wake of potential benefits you are going to derive from such a theory.
Friends are important/necessary; because sometimes they are not in the position to pull you up, but they will still think of ways not to let you fall. That’s why we have friends of friends.
Don’t worry and seek a connection. If you are reading this; then we need to connect too.
My journey from being an introvert to extrovert was originally published on Zorays Khalid
